Monitoring of lobectomy in cystic fibrosis with electrical impedance tomography - a new diagnostic tool
Monitoring of lobectomy in cystic fibrosis with electrical impedance tomography - a new diagnostic tool
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DOI:
10.1515/bmt-2014-0019
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发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Leonhardt, Steffen
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作者:
Lehmann, Sylvia;Tenbrock, Klaus;Leonhardt, Steffen
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a radiation- free technique generating cross-sectional images of the lung. EIT visualizes global and regional ventilation by illustrating the distribution of electrical bioimpedance. With an electrode belt around the patient's thorax, rotating injection-couples of a harmless alternating current allow voltage measurement of the remaining electrodes. This enables the reconstruction of a tomogram with highly dynamic changes within ventilation. We report on a female six-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis and complete destruction of the upper and middle lobe of the right lung. Lobectomy, a rare therapeutic option in patients with cystic fibrosis that needs to be considered in cases of severe localized destruction, was performed. We show a pre-and postoperative documentation of static (radiology) and dynamic investigation tools (spirometry) in correlation with EIT as a new non-invasive and radiation-free diagnostic tool for this patient group.